Sony needed a mascot so they went with a mutant bandicoot in jorts, and fair play it worked.
Fun fact: Naughty Dog internally codenamed the project "Sonic's Ass Game" because the camera always showed Crash from behind.
Spielberg finally made something your nan couldn't call a bit of fun, and it floored everyone.
Fun fact: "Spielberg refused his salary for the film, calling any profit from it 'blood money.'"